Exodus 37:1-9
Legacy Standard Bible
Making the Ark of the Testimony
37 (A)And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half [a]cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; 2 and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around. 3 He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; even two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the [b]other side of it. 4 He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry [c]it. 6 He made a [d]mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half [e]cubits [f]long and one and a half cubits [g]wide. 7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work [h]at the two ends of the mercy seat; 8 one cherub [i]at the one end and one cherub [j]at the other end; from one piece he made the mercy seat with the cherubim [k]at its two ends. 9 The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
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- Exodus 37:1 A cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm
- Exodus 37:3 Lit second
- Exodus 37:5 Lit the ark
- Exodus 37:6 Or propitiatory seat, place of atonement, so through v 9
- Exodus 37:6 A cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm
- Exodus 37:6 Lit its length
- Exodus 37:6 Lit its width
- Exodus 37:7 Lit from
- Exodus 37:8 Lit from
- Exodus 37:8 Lit from
- Exodus 37:8 Lit from
Exodus 37:1-9
Revised Standard Version
Making the Ark of the Covenant
37 Bez′alel made the ark of acacia wood; two cubits and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a molding of gold around it. 3 And he cast for it four rings of gold for its four corners, two rings on its one side and two rings on its other side. 4 And he made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, 5 and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark. 6 And he made a mercy seat of pure gold; two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. 7 And he made two cherubim of hammered gold; on the two ends of the mercy seat he made them, 8 one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end; of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends. 9 The cherubim spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.
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